Pack Women Lose Third Straight WAC Game

New Mexico State University didn't take its first lead of the game until there was 23 seconds left in the game as the Aggies overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to beat the University of Nevada women's basketball team 54-51 Friday night.

With the loss Nevada falls to 13-10 overall and 7-3 WAC while New Mexico State improves to 7-17 overall and 3-7 WAC.

Nevada jumped out to a 7-0 lead and held New Mexico State without a field goal until Madison Spence hit a jumper with 13:52 remaining in the half to bring the score to 9-4 in Nevada's favor. Kayla Williams scored on three consecutive possessions for the Pack as Nevada went ahead 19-9 with 8:21 left in the half.

The Pack extended its lead to 17 on a layup by Marianne Lombardi with 4:21 left in the half as Nevada went into halftime leading by 13, 33-20.

Johnna Ward led the Pack at the half with 11 points while Jones had eight. Shavon Moore had five rebounds in the first half while Jones had four. As a team the Pack shot 39.4 percent from the floor (13-of-33) while the Aggies shot 22.2 percent form the floor (6-of-27).

New Mexico State cut Nevada's lead to 10, 37-27, with 14:57 left in the game before Megan Cherry's three pointer on the next possession put Nevada up, 40-27. New Mexico State went on a 16-5 run to pull to within three, 49-46, with 4:56 left in the game.

Ward ended the game with a team-high 12 points while Williams added 10. Jones finished with nine rebound and eight points. As a team the Pack shot 33.3 percent from the floor (21-of-63).

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